AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

integral

/ˈɪntɪɡrəl/ Syllables: in·te·gral

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

Essential and necessary as part of a whole; required for completeness.

Synonyms

essential fundamental necessary

Antonyms

peripheral optional

Translations

integral in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

أساسي، جزء لا يتجزأ

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

شيء مهم جدًا وضروري ليكون الكل كاملاً وصحيحًا.

Easy Explanation

Integral means essential and necessary as part of a whole. Ethics training is integral to responsible research programmes at many universities.

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Memory TipIntegrate plus -al — a part you cannot remove without breaking the whole.

Contextual Examples

Peer review is an integral step before manuscripts appear in indexed academic journals.

Statistics became integral to social science training after reforms to undergraduate curricula.

Community partners play an integral role in designing ethical recruitment for field studies.

Word Families & Pronunciation